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The Children’s Amendment Bill does not sufficiently protect the rights of children with disabilities. It is silent on special care centres for learners with disabilities. These centres are NGOs [...]

The adjustments process provides an opportunity halfway through a financial year to make changes to the budget in response to events that have affected planned public spending. The C19 People’s [...]

For Immediate Release 19 November 2020 The Eastern Cape C-19 Peoples’ Coalition is appalled that the government has abandoned the people of Mthatha, Mbizana, Ntabankulu, Libode and surrounding [...]

For the attention of the Committee Secretaries; Mr D Arends and Mr L Nodada  Submission produced and endorsed by: #PayTheGrants of the Cash Transfers subgroup and the Education subgroup of the [...]

For Immediate Release 13 November 2020  Global South Against Xenophobia (GSAX) of the COVID-19 People’s Coalition strongly condemns the Department of Home Affairs’ decision to deport 20 asylum [...]

Published by Daily Maverick as “Respect the critical role teachers and principals play, and stop treating them as commodities” C19 ECD and Basic Education Working Group Good, critical teachers [...]

The Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector can breathe a sigh of relief this week after two major announcements provide some hope for principals, teachers and children. Employment Protection [...]

This afternoon president Cyril Ramahosa’s announced that the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant has been extended for 3 months (until the end of January 2021). While the brief [...]

The strike at Clover started yesterday and it involves more than 2000 members of GIWUSA nationally. The police have already responded with brutality and more is expected. The national leadership [...]

Date: October 16, 2020 Time: 12h00 – 14h00 Venue: Live on Zoom & Facebook Click to register On World Food Day (16 October), academics and activists will debate and share insights on the [...]